March 05, 2006
Second Day of Grace
"You would need to delete your blogs, destroy your diaries, and remove photographs," he said. "Do you really want to do that?" "Are you for real?" I asked. He used a phrase that confused me, but translated, it was "devourer...Read this update
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February 24, 2005
Week one done
Here I sit, my fourth day of the first teaching week, huddled in my blanket tent with the space heater as the tentpole. It’s cold in my apartment, and I should be working on finalizing my verbose and non-sensical lesson...Read this update
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February 14, 2005
Anti-Valentines in Macau
The streets were lined with red lanterns, people were singing and dancing, and despite it all, I found myself sitting in a Starbucks Chain in Largo do Senado, writing postcards and making eye-contact with a familiar face from long ago....Read this update
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February 10, 2005
Kick, Swagger, and Sing
My hands were bleeding again. The wounds were opening up and I was angry. So I punched again. And again. And again. The people in the lounge stared at me as I worked on the punching bag. When I...Read this update
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February 08, 2005
Bangkok 3
The Thai have customs that should be observed. DO respect the mode of dress among them. WE must seem like heathen people when we walk baring lots of skin. I've run into my fair share of PRINCESSES, who think their...Read this update
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February 04, 2005
Mushroom mountains, Dynamic Joints, and Rum and Cokes
The monks sat but a dozen meters from me, their backs turned to us. I stood there puzzled, and realized that there were ardent fools among the visitors, bearing their skin in a way that was indecent and disrespectful of...Read this update
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February 01, 2005
Change of Companions
I hadn't seen Fieke and Vicky in a bit, and I did rather miss them. I went for my snorkelling and lunch with Lisa and Angel. Swedeboy bailed when I ended up replacing him as the lad of interest....Read this update
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